Early Years Foundation

Featuring the brilliantly funny stories Billy and the Beast, Billy and the Dragon, Billy and the Pirates, Bumblebear and The Cow Who Fell to Earth. Join Billy on her missions to defeat the Terrible Beast, to save Fatcat from a fire-breathing dragon and to escape Captain Howl and his gang of pirates! Also listen along to the heart-warming tales of Norman the honey-loving bear whose bee disguise is very convincing and the little lost cow who crash lands to earth in this zany, intergalactic farmyard tale.

It is time to go on a new adventure! Come join Peppa and all her friends as they explore and play in this collection of 10 newly recorded audio stories based on the hit TV show, Peppa Pig. This fun collection includes dialogue, songs and sound effects from the show! The stories featured are: Grandpa Pig's Little Train, Grandpa Pig's Boat, Rock Pools, The Museum, The Time Capsule, The Library, Granny and Grandpa Pig's Attic, George's Birthday, Peppa's School Project, Pen Pal.

The stories of the Panchatantra have been read aloud and shared for thousands of years, kept alive by generation after generation of storytellers. In this captivating collection of ten animal tales, reimagined with warmth and wit by Nikita Gill, you'll meet mighty elephants and courageous mice, cunning crocodiles and clever monkeys, talkative tortoises and little lapwing birds.

Discover a world of wonder, wisdom and friendship, of helping others, speaking out and finding courage in this divine book that will enchant generations to come.

April and her mother have been housed in temporary accommodation. Promised a brighter future by her mother, April finds her life there to be filled with things that are old, broken and impersonal. She longs for her own things and for some beauty in her life but experiences only frustration and disappointment until one day she plants some seeds…

At bedtime, in the car or just for fun! This enchanting collection brings to life eight traditional fairy tales as full-cast recordings. Created with music, sound effects and all the expertise of the BBC, these much-loved stories will thrill a new generation of children. The classic stories in this collection are:

Sleeping Beauty - A princess sleeps for a hundred years.

Jack and the Beanstalk - A magic beanstalk just keeps on growing.

Hansel and Gretel - Two children lost in the forest. Little Red Riding Hood - A cunning wolf gets up to some nasty tricks.

The Ugly Duckling - A young bird surprises everyone.

The Little Mermaid - A mermaid falls in love with a prince.

The Emperor's New Clothes - One small boy speaks his mind.

The Tinder Box - A soldier meets a dog with huge eyes.

The next audio collection from Nadia Shireen features more of her best loved stories, including Barbara Throws A Wobbler, as well as brand new story Geoffrey Gets the Jitters. Presto visits the funfair to try out his conjuring skills, Rolf learns how to be a wolf, and Yeti makes a new friend. With original sound design, this is a fun and heart warming listen.

Barbara is an expert on moods - she has so many every day! Join Barbara on a day full of excitement, frustration, impatience and WOBBLERS. 

Get ready for bed with the Burpee Bears in this fun-filled picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks!

"ARE WE READY?
ARE WE STEADY?
ARE WE REALLY OFF TO BED?"

The Burpee Bears love to have fun - and that includes bedtime! From trying to brush their teeth without squirting toothpaste everywhere, to putting on their pyjamas the right way round, there's certainly a lot keep everyone busy. But the best part of all is settling down together for quiet time before they finally close their eyes.

Global fitness phenomenon Joe Wicks invites you to join this delightful bear family in a fun-filled story of the ups and downs of everyday life. Including fabulous exercises and recipes, perfect for sharing!

This is your bench
Where you'll witness great joy.
From here you will rest
See the growth of our boy.

In The Bench, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, touchingly captures the evolving and expanding relationship between father and son and reminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family. Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection and compassion, The Duchess's debut children's book gives us a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons - moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and comfort and nurture. 

Scorch, Grub and Fang think they are a rather fearsome gang. But when their attempts to cause mayhem somehow keep misfiring and actually HELP people, will these three bad dragons... turn good?  

Billy absolutely LOVES Nature Girl. She's his favourite superhero EVER! He has read all the books, seen all the cartoons, and he's even got his own Nature Girl costume! So when World Book Day comes round, Billy knows exactly who he wants to dress up as. Then Billy hears a nasty voice in his head. What if he looks silly? What if his friends make fun of him? Going out in a costume can be scary, even if you are dressed up as your favourite character in the whole world. Can Billy be as brave as Nature Girl? This unmissable World Book Day picture book is a wonderfully reassuring and uplifting story about finding your courage - the perfect springboard for talking about anxiety and self-belief with little ones. Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little people.

Bluey and her family and friends know how to have good times together. They dress-up, dance and play hilarious games.

Get to know all your favourite Bluey characters and their favourite things to do. There's Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, Chilli, Muffin, Socks, Rusty, Chloe, Mackenzie, Honey and of course, the most annoying unicorn in the world... UNICORSE!

Join them and have fun times of your own - you can use the 'For Real Life' prompts to make Bluey and Bingos' games part of your everyday adventures.

When two small sisters go fishing to the magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a bog baby. Small and blue with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to make him their secret. I won't tell if you won't.

But the bog baby is a wild thing, and when he becomes poorly, the girls decide they must tell their mum. And she tells them the greatest lesson: if you really love something, you have to let it go.

Did you know that a book can take you anywhere? You only need to turn the pages of a story, and in a moment, you and your book could be crossing the waves in a pirate ship...or diving with mermaids...or even snoozing with a dragon.Books really DO make good pets! Why don't you peep inside this one, and take your mind on an adventure? This delightful original poem is the perfect listen for anyone who delights in the magic of a good book.

Burglar Bill gets more than he bargained for, while robbers plan a Christmas Eve crime that Officer Pugh must do his best to thwart, in this brand new audio collection.

Featuring two of Allan and Janet Ahlberg's best loved stories, complete with full and hilarious sound design and original music.

A feel-good story about an Autistic boy, that will capture your imagination and fill you with joy. Buster uses ear defenders to soften the sounds he hears, find out what happens when he faces his fears....Follow his story, you'll be in for a treat, as he uses the power of sound to find his own beat.

When Janie’s neighbour Mrs Tolen goes into hospital with a broken hip, it looks as though she will have to move out of her old caravan and into a house. Janie is desperate to help, but all seems lost until her school visits a local recycling plant. All it takes from there is imagination, a supportive community, and lots and lots of hard work to transform Mrs Tolen’s old caravan into a safe and secure new home!

In this stirring, much-anticipated book by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes - big or small - in the world, in their communities and in, most importantly, in themselves.

Charlie McGrew longs for a clippety companion but the sign says NO PETS - can he draw one instead? Grab a pen and get ready for some drawing with this brand-new picture book from bestselling and award-winning Rob Biddulph!Charlie McGrew is one creative kid, and when he decides he's going to draw a pet horse, he discovers he must also find ways to keep his new friend happy...Written in rhyming text and full of Rob's signature combination of comedy and charm, this imaginative story is perfect for all the family.

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this international style icon. Following the death of her mother, Coco spent her early life in an orphanage, where she was taught how to use a needle and thread. From there, she became a cabaret singer, seamstress, hat maker, and, eventually, the world's most famous fashion designer.

Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she, her sister and two brothers arrived in England in 1960 to join their parents, whom they had not seen for 15 months. They had left their island home of Trinidad to make a new life in London—part of a whole generation of West Indians who were encouraged to move to Britain and help rebuild the country after the Second World War.

Reunited with her mother, Floella was too overwhelmed at first to care about the cold weather and the noise and dirt from the traffic. But, as her new life began, she was shocked and distressed by the rejection she experienced. She soon realised that the only way to survive was to work twice as hard and be twice as good as anyone else.

This inspirational story is a powerful reminder of how courage and determination can overcome adversity.

Our feisty heroine Eliza Jane isn't your average child. Instead of a cute, fluffy bunny, she has her heart firmly set on a prehistoric pet. Join Eliza Jane and her parents on a marvellous magical tour of their local dinosaur department store.

From huge, stomping sauropods stretching their necks to a pair of loved-up Ankylosaurs called Maud and Frank, there are plenty of amazing dinosaurs for Eliza Jane to choose from. But this wild child is hatching a fantastic plan of her own. 

Join Danny and Dino in this hilarious counting audiobook as they look for Daddy's hiding place. But, wait - what's that rumbling in Dino's tummy?

Danny and Dino can't find Dad -
He's nowhere to be seen.
Let's count the mess Dad's left behind
And find out where he's been...

This is a special Dino story that introduces the series to the youngest readers, whilst teaching them how to count down from 10 to 1.

Join Danny and Dino as they search for Easter eggs in this EGGcellent lift-the-flap story audiobook! With rip-roaring rhyme and laugh-out-loud silliness, the Dinosaur that Pooped series has sold over 1.5 million copies around the world!

Danny and Dino's big Easter tradition
was hunting for eggs on a chocolatey mission.
This year they were looking in Fairytale Land.
They needed some eggs for a feast they had planned!

Danny and Dino are searching for Easter eggs in Fairytale Land! They hunt up beanstalks and inside the houses of the three pigs, and soon they have plenty of chocolate treats. But when they take an egg from a magical cave, they get into trouble with the cave's owner... a grumpy dragon! Can Dino's quick thinking and rumbly tummy save the day?

This hilarious addition to the new lift-the-flap series features a host of hidden surprises. The poop-filled adventure is written by bestselling author duo Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, and brought to life by the preposterously talented Gary Parsons.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!

Danny and Dinosaur sailed out to sea on a ship that was crooked and old.
With a map in Dan's hand of a faraway land, where a pirate had buried his gold . . .

So begins this hilarious, swashbuckling adventure for Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter's much-loved characters Danny and Dinosaur!

Join Danny and Dino on this rollicking, rhyming delight, packed with action and adventure, pirates and peril...plus some very silly surprises!

On a quest for more halloween sweets, Danny and Dino accidentally stumble into a haunted house. Soon, they're surrounded by all kinds of spooks—witches, ghosts, and vampires galore! Can Dino's quick thinking and rumbly tummy save the day?

Danny sees a rainbow Dino sees it too! So many pretty colours They can name them all - can you?

When Dino and Danny see a rainbow in the sky they go through and name all the colours they can see. But soon they notice there is one important colour missing and Dinosaur is keen to help correct it. This hilarious Dino story introduces the series to the youngest readers whilst teaching them about all the colours of the rainbow.

Over 40 years after Dogger was published, comes this magical follow-up: Dogger's Christmas. It's that special time of year: Christmas. The time of carol-singing, tree-decorating, and of course lots of presents. But in the excitement of new toys, will Dave forget about his old friend, Dogger? The very special story of one boy and his beloved toy - who always manages to be found...

"Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earthlets." In this way Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher, begins to teach his class about humans and babies. This is a hysterically funny book, with a particularly wry look at the way we bring up babies: look out for the 'egg-mangle' - will you ever want to eat egg again?

Alex Allen, like lots of children, sometimes worried about things—like dancing badly or getting an answer wrong in class. But unlike lots of children, every time he worries a real-life llama appears! And the more Alex worries, the bigger Llama grows...which starts getting him into all sorts of trouble! Will Alex ever learn how to control his worries and get rid of this pesky llama?

A brand new Elmer mini picture book about the joy of sharing stories - exclusive for World Book Day 2024! It's almost bedtime in the jungle, and the baby elephants want to hear their favourite story - there's just one problem: nobody can remember how it goes. Can any of Elmer's friends remember, or will they make up a brand new story together? A joyful celebration of sharing stories - and making them up - together, from the colourful world of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. An exclusive World Book Day mini-story to mark Elmer's 35th anniversary. Happy 35th birthday, Elmer!

Emily Brown and her rabbit, Stanley, are trying to sleep. But a Splish-Splosh noise is keeping them awake...

It's a Thing! And this Thing just won't go to sleep. Emily Brown and Rabbit try everything, but nothing works. Just what could be the matter?

An enchanting story about fairies, baking, and the magic of blended families from TV star and influencer Kate Ferdinand In a magical forest full of busy birds and buzzy bugs, there stands a giant oak tree. This is where the fairy families live! Ash and Willow live in the Family Tree with their dad. They love baking and can't wait to enter the Busy Beetle Bake-Off, but everything changes when their dad introduces them to a new fairy, Hazel.

With their bakes going badly, and a new member of the family to get used to, will Ash and Willow manage to find a way to win the contest? This is Kate Ferdinand's first picture book for children - a heartwarming story full of magic, friendship and baking that will help children of blended families feel seen, heard and appreciated.

Based on the award-winning animated preschool series, The Adventures of Paddington, this is the story of when Paddington spent a day at the City Farm helping his friend Baaz prepare for the grand opening event. Unfortunately Paddington forgets to shut the gate and all the animals scarper! Will he manage to get them all back in time for the big opening?

Rory's dad, Fox, is a tailer. The BEST in the business! Animals come from all over to have their tails made by him. Rory helps his dad in the shop and one of his jobs is measuring the customers for the tails - which isn't always easy!

But Rory is bored of making the same old tails. He has his own amazing ideas...